Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Ambulance Pothole Revives Deceased Woman in Eluru
A 48‑year‑old woman named Gurajala Rama Tulasi was taken to a hospital in Eluru because of a kidney problem.
Doctors said she was dead, so her family sent an ambulance to bring her body home.
While the ambulance was driving, it hit a pothole and jolted the body.
The jolt made her start breathing again, which surprised everyone.
The family rushed her to another hospital, and doctors said she might need to go to Vijayawada for better care.
She is now in a government hospital being watched closely.
A similar pothole incident earlier this year in Uttar Pradesh also revived a woman who was thought to be brain‑dead.
48‑year‑old Gurajala Rama Tulasi declared dead in Eluru hospital.
Ambulance transporting her body hit a pothole near Chintapadu village, jolting her into breathing.
Family rushed her to another private hospital; doctors advised transfer to Vijayawada for advanced care.
She is now in a government hospital under observation; cause of revival remains uncertain.
Similar pothole incident in Uttar Pradesh earlier this year revived a brain‑dead woman.
- Who
- Gurajala Rama Tulasi and her family
- What
- Revival after ambulance hit a pothole
- When
- Thursday morning, two days after admission
- Where
- Eluru, Chintapadu village, Mandavalli mandal
- Why
- Sudden jolt may have stimulated breathing; doctors uncertain
- Name
- Gurajala Rama Tulasi
- Age
- 48
- Location of Incident
- Chintapadu village, Mandavalli mandal, Eluru
- Initial Diagnosis
- Kidney‑related ailment
- Revival Cause
- Pothole jolt
- Current Treatment
- Government hospital; transfer to Vijayawada advised